ACG Research: Mobile Data Traffic Dominated by Google, Facebook, YouTube

Data published by ACG Research reveals that Google, Facebook and YouTube dominate in terms of mobile traffic carried by a Tier 2 mobile operator in North America. Traffic analysis was provided by Vistapointe, which specializes in cloud-based and business intelligence solutions for mobile and enterprise Wi-Fi operators. Some key findings: Consumption of multimedia applications (YouTube, Netflix, and ESPN) is approximately 70% of total usage; capping...

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Brazilian Network Information Center Deploys Cisco 100G IP/DWDM

The Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) has deployed Cisco 100 Gbps IP and IP/DWDM technologies to expand the PTT.br Internet Exchange’s largest facility.  The deployment features the Cisco ASR 9000 Series router and covers Sao Paulo and other major cities.  The network will include VPLS (virtual private LAN services) and IP over DWDM at 100 Gbps. The Sao PauloNIC.br PTT.br backbone, which connects more than 400 autonomous systems...

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NTT DOCOMO Tops 15 Million LTE Subscribers

NTT DOCOMO passed the 15 million subscriber milestone for its Xi LTE service on July 30. DOCOMO first launched its commercial LTE service on December 24, 2010. Subscribers reached one million in December 2011, 10 million in February this year and now, just five months later, 15 million. The company said growth had accelerated thanks to successful promotions for its new summer lineup, including special discounts introduced in May for the extra-popular...

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Thailand's True Picks Huawei's Core Router

True, a communication service provider in Thailand, has selected Huawei's 5000E core router for its 3G IP core network.   The NE5000E supports flexible networking of 100GE ports, 40GE ports, and 10GE ports for backbone networks.  Financial terms were not disclosed. "Traffic on the backbone network increases explosively as mobile broadband services and video services develop dramatically. It's time for the 400G technology to apply to...

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CommScope Files for IPO

CommScope filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.  CommScope is a leading global provider of connectivity and essential infrastructure solutions for wireless, business enterprise and residential broadband networks. http://www.commscope.com In July 2013, CommScope acquired Redwood Systems, a start-up offering LED lighting solutions and integrated...

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Endurance Hit by Hardware Failure in Utah Data Center

Endurance suffered a network outage at its datacenter in Provo, Utah that impacted many of its Bluehost, HostGator, HostMonster and Just Host throught the day on Friday, August 2nd.  The company said a hard failure during routine server maintenance quickly cascaded throughout the network. http://enduranceresponse.c...

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Multicore Association Targets Better Development Tools

The Multicore Association, which develops standards for products with multicore processors, has formed a new working group called the Software-Hardware Interface for Multi-Many Core (SHIM) to provide a common interface to abstract the hardware properties for multicore tools. The association said better development tools are needed to support the virtually unlimited number of processor configurations coming to market. "Unlike the IEEE IP-XACT...

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SingTel teams with Visa for mCash in Singapore and Australia

SingTel and Visa announced a deal to link Visa prepaid accounts to mCash, SingTel’s mobile money solution. The forthcoming service will allow SingTel mCash customers to wave and pay with their NFC-enabled smartphones for daily necessities such as coffee, fast food, groceries and movie tickets at Visa payWave acceptance points. There are currently more than 12,000 Visa payWave acceptance points in Singapore and over 100,000 across Australia.  Service...

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